Hunted: The Demon's Forge

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Green Man Gaming
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[1]

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable intro movies^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\DFGAME\MOVIES
Delete or rename these files.

BETHESDA_LOGO.BIK
BINK.BIK
ESRB.BIK
GAMESPY.BIK
HUNTED_BETH_INX_LOGO.BIK
HUNTED_LEGALSCREENS_PC.BIK
HUNTED_LEGALSCREENS_XBOX.BIK
INXILE_LOGO.BIK
SCALEFORM.BIK
UNREAL.BIK
UNREAL_LOGO.BIK

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22450/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFgame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22450/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Image is Vert-.
Multi-monitor		Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF entry.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Set to x4 by default. See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Locked to 60fps by default. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Anisotropic filtering (AF)^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\` Open `DFENGINE.INI` in a text editor. Find and change `MaxAnisotropy=4` to `MaxAnisotropy=16` Save changes and exit.

Field of View (FOV)

Field of view (FOV)

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\
Open DFCamera.ini in a text editor.
Find "[DFGame.DFCam_Ranged]" sub-heading and change FOVAngle=90 to your desired FOV.
Save changes and exit.

Notes

DFCamera.ini has 32 different FOVAngle values for various different camera positions. If adjusting FOV for ultrawide or multi-monitor setups, it's easiest to simply download the pre-edited files available on the WSGF entry page.

File may need to be set to read-only mode.

High frame rate

Unlock 60fps cap^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\` Open `DFENGINE.INI`. Find and change `bSmoothFrameRate=true` to `false` or increase the value for `MaxSmoothedFrameRate` to the desired value. Save changes and exit.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		On by default. See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Disable mouse smoothing^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\` Open `DFINPUT.INI`. Change `bEnableMouseSmoothing=true` to `false` Save changes and exit.

Mouse Sensitivity

Mouse Sensitivity
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\` Open `DFINPUT.INI`. Change `MouseSensitivity=` to your desired sensitivity Save changes and exit.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music, and Speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play	2
Online play	2	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Hunted: The Demon's Forge for better support.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User Created Profile. (Unreal3 Engine). Excellent 3D in all modes.

Issues fixed

Crash at startup/New game/Prologue or Cutscenes Looping

On newer machines, the game may crash if no intro movie is available and/or when starting a new game/selecting the "Prologue" mission. Those crashes may be related to the DirectX renderer.

Fixing DirectX Crash^[3]
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hunted\DFGame\Config\DFEngine.ini` Locate the option `AllowD3D10=False` and change to `True` Save the changes and exit.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy master servers have been shut down.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	Intel Core i5 Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 4330	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5830
Sound (audio device)	Windows compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ Steam Discussions Forums for Hunted: The Demons Forge - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[4] Steam Discussions Forums for Hunted: The Demons Forge - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	inXile Entertainment
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 30, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	61
IGDB	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase